Today marks seven years since Mark Shuttleworth announced Ubuntu 4.10. Dubbed “Warty Warthog,” Ubuntu 4.10 was a major departure from other Linux distros at the time. Seven years, and 15 releases, has brought a lot of change. Let's take a look at how Ubuntu has grown from the new kid on the block to one of the most popular Linux distributions ever.
Today marks seven years since Mark Shuttleworth announced Ubuntu 4.10. Dubbed “Warty Warthog,” Ubuntu 4.10 was a major departure from other Linux distros at the time. Seven years, and 15 releases, has brought a lot of change. Let's take a look at how Ubuntu has grown from the new kid on the block to one of the most popular Linux distributions ever.
One of the great things about being The Linux Foundation is that we get to work with the foremost open source contributors in the world on a regular basis. What's just as exciting, though, is watching companies evolve from traditional, closed source development organizations into full-fledged open source contributors. This is happening every day, and the pace is astounding.